

The magic girls saw them coming and decided to turn them in to animals too. Guru Nanak sensed something was going on with Mardana and so he started walking towards the city. He immediately got on all fours and started bleating, "Baaah, baah, baah." Other people who were watching started to laugh. One of them said, "He sounds like a sheep, he's bleating like a sheep!" They both laughed and the other said, "Let's turn him into one!" So she performed magic on the unsuspecting Mardana by putting a thread around his neck. But when he answered they thought he sounded funny because he spoke a different language. They asked him who he was and where he came from. While he was there, some girls saw him and were curious about him. Mardana found the city well and started filling his water containers. Mardana went ahead into the city to find food and drink. When Guru Nanak reached the outskirts of the city he sat down under a tree and began meditating. She owned the whole country around and many a mystic, yogi etc. She and her female companions practiced black magic and exorcised strange powers in that locality. She had assumed the name of Nurshah, the name of one from whom she had learnt this art. The city of Kamrup was ruled by a woman of black magic.

This whole route is marked by many old historical Gurdwaras bearing association with the Guru. After Dhubri he proceeded along the Brahmputra river on to Kamrup, a place near the modern city of Gauhati. It is reported that a local merchant of Malda did a great service to the Guru for which he received Guru's blessings. The town of Malda was situated at the confluence of rivers Ganges and Mahanadi. Passing through Kantnagar he reached Malda. After Gaya he passed through the area where modern city of Patna stands and reached Hajipur. Guru Nanak traveled all over India to spread the word of God, and he walked everywhere on foot.

Guru Nanak And The Queen Of Black Magic At Kamrup
